tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post1745550787677545165..comments2024-03-28T12:16:58.318+00:00Comments on Paul's Beer & Travel Blog: Sausage and mash with Firebird, at the BeanPaul Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post-35028025897257740822018-05-07T21:19:14.956+01:002018-05-07T21:19:14.956+01:00So you are saying that brewing is becoming like jo...So you are saying that brewing is becoming like journalism, broadcasting, acting, and politicianing, then, Mudge? Unthinkable, eh?Ethelred The Unsteadynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post-29862132677947550162018-05-07T17:04:18.059+01:002018-05-07T17:04:18.059+01:00And the problem is that many of them are "hob...And the problem is that many of them are "hobby brewers" who don't need to make a full-time living out of it, and thus distort the market.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post-52759078750299845552018-05-06T21:09:08.404+01:002018-05-06T21:09:08.404+01:00Martin, I'd almost forgotten what the main poi...Martin, I'd almost forgotten what the main point of the post was, until you brought me back to earth with a bang!<br /><br />Yes, definitely too many breweries chasing a trade which has been shrinking for the last decade or more. It's probably heresy in CAMRA circles to say so, but I thought that back in the early 2000's, when we had our off-license. Even then we were getting inundated withe sales calls from all sorts of small breweries wanting us to take their beer.<br /><br />It's only when you count breweries up on a county-wide basis, as I did for this article, that you realise just how over-saturated the market is. The trouble is, as the inevitable shake out happens, it's not always the really bad ones who go to the wall first!<br /><br />ps. I thought it was Shergar, rather than Stravinsky, who came to a sticky end!Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post-7978700913289515482018-05-06T20:50:54.618+01:002018-05-06T20:50:54.618+01:00The unspoken joy of blogging is when commenters co...The unspoken joy of blogging is when commenters comment on fringe issues bearing no relation to the main point of your blog (and I mean that without sarcasm !).<br /><br />So, c. half the (real) beer volumes being drunk compared to 20 years ago, but c.60 more breweries. However good they are, a recipe for failure, as we're seeing with the closure of breweries round the country who are no longer "new" enough.<br /><br />"Somewhat unwisely we called in at Fuggles" - never a truer word written ! And I mean that in a positive way, of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post-42428348770064225302018-05-06T10:24:01.993+01:002018-05-06T10:24:01.993+01:00Horses for courses? Which course did you have in m...Horses for courses? Which course did you have in mind, Prof? Starters or main?<br /><br />Anyway, I thought that all that was behind us, now that the Yorkshireman, at that abattoir in Todmorden has been nicked?<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />EEthelred The Unsteadynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post-35155175859885718522018-05-05T21:16:20.725+01:002018-05-05T21:16:20.725+01:00There were actually far too many peas Prof, and un...There were actually far too many peas Prof, and unfortunately they were minted ones as well,(not my favourite).<br /><br />Nev, I also thought of the Stravinsky connection, and did consider referring to the composer's name in the title. I very much doubt you will find them on Merseyside, especially as I've never seen them on sale in this part of the country, where we're only about 50 miles away from Horsham/Rudgwick.<br /><br />Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post-43609732977871708022018-05-05T20:27:11.236+01:002018-05-05T20:27:11.236+01:00Prof, can I propose a rule-of-thumb?
If you can e...Prof, can I propose a rule-of-thumb?<br /><br />If you can eat it with fork alone, or with spoon, or with both, (as in pasta), then a bowl is fine.<br /><br />The moment that a knife is required however, then it's plates, because the horizontal, back-and-forth movement needed to cut just can't be done in one.<br /><br />(Neither does gravy work very well on a roofing slate, on the other hand.)<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />EEthelred The Unsteadynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post-18850967746552151282018-05-05T14:28:01.979+01:002018-05-05T14:28:01.979+01:00Firebird beers sound interesting, although I doubt...Firebird beers sound interesting, although I doubt I'll find them here in Merseyside. Firebird - is he a Stravinsky fan?RedNevhttps://rednev-rearm.blogspot.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post-53890912451139438082018-05-05T14:13:34.398+01:002018-05-05T14:13:34.398+01:00Paul - whilst I'm generally in agreement with ...Paul - whilst I'm generally in agreement with the plate argument I would make an exception in the case of this dish of bangers and mash.<br />And it's the peas that are the deciding factor.<br />With bangers and mash the bangers have to go on top with the mash as a nice base.<br />But the unpredictable nature of peas on a plate introduces an element of uncertainty.<br />Which is why on this occasion a bowl is the perfect choice - as with any pasta dish it's all about horses for courses.<br /><br />Prof.<br />PS: The use of Yorkshire Puddings in this dish would change the equation completely and bring me much more into plate territory.Professor Pie-Tinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post-49301846439769493872018-05-05T10:45:36.907+01:002018-05-05T10:45:36.907+01:00I agree 100% Ethelred. A plate would have been bet...I agree 100% Ethelred. A plate would have been better and far more suitable. It wasn't as though there was that much gravy; certainly not enough to warrant a bowl.<br /><br />Tim does do a nice line in patterned crockery though! Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post-22216253460944562572018-05-05T09:19:56.328+01:002018-05-05T09:19:56.328+01:00Why must people serve food, for which plates were ...Why must people serve food, for which plates were designed, in a bowl?<br /><br />I was recently served a steak like that, as were my dining companions' with their meals. To cut it, one had to come in from above with knife and fork, which meant arms and elbows out horizontally, and at shoulder height. However, we were all closely seated, and so the awkward chaos which ensued is easy to imagine.<br /><br />Sausage-and-mash might be less of a problem, but I'd still rather have it on a plate.<br /><br />No, that doesn't have to be a slate either.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />E.Ethelred The Unsteadynoreply@blogger.com